Festival Breaks Ground for Theater – The Current
2024年9月27日 · $58 million Shakespeare project nearly funded. In the uncertain summer of 2021, four people stood at the 11th hole of a shuttered golf course, huddled around a spiral binder.
Beacon Obituaries – The Current
2024年10月4日 · John P. Halvey, 79, of Poughkeepsie and formerly of Beacon, died Sept. 28 at his home. John Halvey He was born Aug. 8, 1945, in Newburgh, the son of John and Margaret (Forrestal) Halvey. After graduating from Beacon High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1967 from Villanova ...
Varsity Roundup: Haldane – The Current
2024年10月4日 · FOOTBALL — Haldane came up short on Sept. 28 at Tuckahoe, losing 12-6 for its second straight loss.The Blue Devils struck first in the second quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Alex Gaugler but missed the extra point. Tuckahoe answered in the third quarter with a 10-yard rushing TD but also missed the extra point.
Analog Dreams – The Current
2024年10月4日 · Filmmaker and poet will host a night of shorts. Justin Possenti’s cozy rooms in a Beacon house are a paean to the past. The informal museum of technological antiquities includes a metal fan, a folding Murphy bed, 10 typewriters and a rotary wall phone.
Storm Repairs Ongoing – The Current
2024年7月26日 · Federal, state funds pay for fixes. Neighbors armed with buckets and wheelbarrows helped clear water from Lisa Sabin’s basement and yard in Cold Spring after two July 2023 storms that caused severe flooding.
Stormwater Challenges – The Current
2024年7月26日 · This gets complicated, but to clarify: Fair Street was originally identified as eligible damage by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, in March, many months into a detailed review process, FEMA determined that Fair and Main streets are eligible for recovery funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a …
Philipstown Approves Dam Spending – The Current
2024年9月13日 · Repairs needed at Cortlandt Lake. Supervisor John Van Tassel said during the Philipstown Town Board meeting on Sept. 5 that problems with the dam, built in 1929, include spalling concrete and trees growing in the spillway.
Putnam Weighs Term-Limit Changes – The Current
2024年9月27日 · Proposal would raise bar for amending charter. Putnam County legislators are weighing charter amendments that would make it harder to change term limits and eliminate ambiguity about how many times the county executive can serve.
Looking Back in Beacon – The Current
2024年7月19日 · The Beacon Theatre hosted a Saturday morning, all-Technicolor cartoon festival with 17 features. Admission was 25 cents [$3]. William and Anne Hussey of Cairo, Egypt, were spending several weeks with her parents on Lafayette Avenue.
Beacon Obituaries – The Current
Melinda Sohval (1958-2024) Melinda Sohval, 66, of Wappingers Falls, and formerly of Beacon, died Sept. 18 of injuries sustained in a car crash.